| December 2006 |
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Turkmenistan's acting President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov was approved as presidential candidate by the Central Asian state's top legislative body Tuesday along with five other contenders.
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said Tuesday it will continue to deliver Europe-bound gas to the Russian-Belarusian border from January 1 even if no gas contract is signed with Minsk, the head of Gazprom's export subsidiary said Tuesday. 
Russia's energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with two Egyptian companies on joint prospecting and exploration of oil and natural gas in Egypt. 
Russia's energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] is considering the absence of response from Azerbaijan on the proposed amount of natural gas supplies in 2007 as a refusal to buy, a company official said Tuesday.
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said Tuesday it will continue to deliver Europe-bound gas to the Russian-Belarusian border from January 1 even if no gas contract is signed with Minsk, the head of Gazprom's export subsidiary said Tuesday. 
The opposition in Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday it would stage protests if the parliament approved a new Constitution to broaden presidential powers. 
Top managers of Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] and the Belarusian leadership have failed to reach an agreement on a 2007 gas price for Minsk at their Moscow negotiations Tuesday. 
The People's Council of Turkmenistan Tuesday scheduled the country's presidential election for February 11, 2007 and passed a law on presidential elections. 
Russia conducted 45% of the world's spacecraft launches in 2006, maintaining its leading position, the head of the Federal Space Agency said Tuesday. 
A court in Russia's Far East ruled Tuesday to fine a Japanese trawler captain over $41,700 for illegally fishing in Russian waters. 
Turkmenistan's opposition has nominated a former deputy prime minister as a presidential candidate, a spokesman for an opposition movement said Tuesday. 



